| 单词 | air draught |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair draught air draught n. (also (esp. in sense (b)) air draft) (a) = draught n. 24a, 24b; (b) Nautical the maximum height of a vessel, from the waterline when unladen to the topmost point; the overhead clearance required beneath a bridge, etc., for a vessel to pass under; cf. draught n. 19. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > a movement of air > a current of air windc1000 air-current1600 streama1722 draughta1774 air draught1786 waft1863 airstream1869 1786 Edinb. New Dispensatory i. 53 In this furnace a very intense heat may be excited, which the air-draughts will afford the operator means of regulating. 1859 Sci. Amer. 16 Apr. 267/4 The air draught through the flues. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 31 Dec. 7/1 When the attempt was made to lower the asbestos fire-curtain the air-draught caused it to press against the sides of the proscenium. 1946 W. Pollock Small Vessels 1. 23 Modern small coasters are of shallow draft with the accommodation for officers and crew aft. They have a small air draft with a low funnel and a lowering mast. 1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways Aug. 20/2 At 6.5m high, there was scarcely enough air-draught at some of the bridges to allow passage. < as lemmas |
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